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Abbas spokesman: PA: Israeli approach to peace talks 'not serious'
Abu Rudeineh slams 'lack of seriousness' on Israel's part, but says peace talks expected to resume in New York, Washington in 10 days
The Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams will resume their discussions in the US in 10 days' time, according to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' spokesman.
"The entire world sees the need for the establishment of a Palestinian state, but unfortunately Israel continues to stall for time and is displaying a lack of seriousness, and so far we have not agreed on any of the core issues," Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Saturday.
The spokesman added that Abbas is expected to visit Syria soon as part of his effort to embolden the Palestinian Authority's ties to the Arab world, According to Abu Rudeineh, the talks in Damascus will apparently focus on the Fatah-Hamas dispute, which, according to him, "hurts the Palestinian cause".
Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia said a week ago that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited the Israeli and Palestinian representatives to hold a series of talks in New York and Washington D.C., this in accordance presented during a recent donors conference in Berlin.
